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Gender Lens Investing - Capital 4 Development Partners (Indonesia)
Indonesia
2017
2027
Keywords
Access to finance
Project description
IW invested in the recently closed C4D Partners Asia Fund via an incentivised performance-based grant. The proceeds from the Fund will be used to invest in growing SMEs in Asia with a clear social impact on improving the livelihoods of marginalized communities. Due to IW�s involvement, C4D Partners� Asia Fund has an explicit gender target, whereby a minimum 30% of the Fund will be dedicated to providing capital to women�s SMEs.
Primary thematic area
Secondary thematic areas
Financial services
Project details
Umbrella programme
Investing in Women (an Aus Gov initiative)
Accountable Org(s)
Capital 4 Development Partners; Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Funding Org(s)
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Implementing/
Partner Org(s)
Capital 4 Development Partners
Project contact
Mauritskade 64, 1092 AD Amsterdam, The Netherlands (info@c4dpartners.com) (+31 (0)6 1100 0670)
Funding (USD)
Committed
Spent
$
4,260,000
$
N/A
Project website
https://investinginwomen.asia/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IW-Case-Study_C4D-Partners_OCT-2019_Final.pdf
https://investinginwomen.asia/partner/c4d-partners/
https://www.c4dpartners.com/funds-under-management
https://investinginwomen.asia/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/MEL-IW-eoph1-factsheet.pdf
D-Portal link
Project evaluation
Evaluation source
Ernst & Young were commissioned by the Australian Government ('Investing in Women') to prepare a case study-based evaluation of the the Capital 4 Development Partners partnership. This was published in October 2019.
Evaluation methodology
Qualitative
Programme targets
With a target total fund size of USD40 - 50m, IW's incentivised grant is expected to achieve a leverage of 3 - 5x. As part of its partnership with IW, C4D Partners was expected to:
1. Invest debt, equity and mezzanine in women's SMEs and direct additional capital towards the women's SMEs
2. Integrate gender lens into its internal activities and investment decision making process through the development and implementation of a Gender Lens Investing Action Plan ('GLAP') and
3. Provide a needs-based, client driven business development support to SMEs by a separately
structured and financed initiative, Portfolio Support Program Asia.
Results achieved
Investments in two WSMEs
Targets met?
With a target total fund size of USD40 - 50m, IW's incentivised grant is expected to achieve a leverage of 3 - 5x. As part of its partnership with IW, C4D Partners was expected to:
1. Invest debt, equity and mezzanine in women's SMEs and direct additional capital towards the women's SMEs
2. Integrate gender lens into its internal activities and investment decision making process through the development and implementation of a Gender Lens Investing Action Plan ('GLAP') and
3. Provide a needs-based, client driven business development support to SMEs by a separately
structured and financed initiative, Portfolio Support Program Asia.
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